Open AccessEquity and length of lifespan are not the same
Author(s) -
Benjamin Seligman,
Gabi Greenberg,
Shripad Tuljapurkar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.011
H-Index - 771
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.1601112113
Subject(s) - life expectancy , equity (law) , psychological intervention , longevity , expectancy theory , health equity , infant mortality , demography , gerontology , psychology , medicine , environmental health , public health , political science , social psychology , sociology , psychiatry , pathology , population , law
Significance We find that the causes of death that have led to greater equality among lifespans are different from the causes that have led to longer average lifespan, also called life expectancy. Control of leading causes of death, such as heart disease, increased life expectancy, whereas medical interventions on infant mortality led to greater equality. Action to promote health equity will require further mitigation of the killers of young people rather than solely focusing on the most common causes of death.
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